Obscene
Obscene adjective - Depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society.
Scabrous and obscene are semantically related in indecent topic. In some cases you can use "Scabrous" instead an adjective "Obscene", when it comes to topics like pornographic.
Scabrous
Scabrous adjective - Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf.
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- David Britton's and Michael Butterworth's graphic novel Lord Horror, a deliberately scabrous "Hitler Wins" Alternate History book, is the most recent publication to have been banned as criminally obscene in the UK, in 1991.
Source: Banned In China / United Kingdom
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